Favor named GAC Player of the WeekTallying a 300-yard passing game and accounting for five total touchdowns in his second game with the Arkansas Tech football team, quarterback Arsenio Favor was selected the Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Favor, who led the Wonder Boys (2-0, 2-0 GAC) to a second consecutive comfortable win with a 50-7 victory over conference newcomer Oklahoma Baptist Saturday, was 24-of-31 passing fo...

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Pottsville golf gets sweep in match playPOTTSVILLE — The Pottsville Apaches and Lady Apaches golf team hosted Atkins, Two Rivers and Dardanelle at Galla Creek on Monday. Pottsville won the men’s side of the event with a combined score of 127, followed by Dardanelle (143). Pottsville’s Logan Porter was the overall winner with a round of 39 across nine holes. Blane Boyd followed with 40 and Jordan Stromberg shot 48. The Lady Apaches won the women’s side of the event with a team score ...

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ATU golf named fifth in GAC previewOKLAHOMA CITY — Freshman Bryce Burke is in a tie for first place, helping the Arkansas Tech men’s golf team to a fifth-place finish after one day at the GAC Preview at Lake Hefner Golf Club. The Wonder Boys tallied a 10-over 298 Monday at Lake Hefner’s North Course to finish the first round two shots behind Arkansas-Monticello and just nine shots behind leader Oklahoma Baptist in the tightly bunched field. Burke carded a 3-under 69 to draw eve...

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Shock surrounds Razorbacks’ lossIt is difficult to describe the shock of the Razorbacks’ 16-12 loss to Toledo on Saturday. Arkansas entered the game as a 21-point favorite, but managed only 12 points of offense, with two points coming on a late safety. It was Toledo’s first win against an SEC opponent in program history. Unsurprisingly, a number of issues contributed to the loss. Penalties were a major contributing factor. Arkansas accumulated 85 penalty yards in the game. A...

RJHS volleyball felled by PanthersRussellville Junior High School (RJHS) head volleyball coach Cindy Williams couldn’t be prouder of the way the Lady Whirlwinds played during their 19-25, 25-23, 15-17 loss to the Benton Junior Lady Panthers on Monday. “Anyone who was at the game got to see a great junior high match,” she said. “Meg Atchison was on fire with her hits and serves. Abbey [Allen] and Ava Jane McNeill combined for six huge blocks. “We couldn’t have asked our setters...

Capacity crowd expected for Russellville-Pottsville game It’s going to get crowded at John Needham Stadium on Friday as the Pottsville Apaches host the Russellville Cyclones — there’s no way around it. When the two schools meet for the final time for the foreseeable future, both communities are expected to turn out in droves. Cyclone Stadium, which is considerably larger than John Needham, was at capacity for last year’s match-up. Pottsville athletic director Chance Johnson said the school considere...

Warriors’ offense dominates Subiaco Academy for winLAMAR — The Warriors thumped the Subiaco Trojans 55-15 on Friday at Warrior Field. Lamar (2-0) quarterback Hunter Davenport opened the scoring to make it 7-0 with 8:44 left in the first quarter after a successful PAT kick by Blake Kern. Davenport later connected with Austin Hency for 22 yards and a touchdown with 5:56 in the first. Kern nailed the PAT to make it 14-0. Davenport broke free on a 79-yard run with 10:56 in the second, but a Subiac...

Gators nab first win of seasonOLA — The Two Rivers Gators defeated the Perryville Mustangs 34-15 on Friday at The Swamp. The Mustangs went up 12-0 in the first quarter. Flags and fumbles for both teams were the highlights of the first half. Morgan Yates intercepted a pass and ran it into the end zone, but a flag on the play kept the Gators scoreless. Colby Whitlow put the Gators (1-1) on the score board after he broke loose on a 60-yard touchdown to pull within 12-6 after ...

RJHS volleyball hosts Whirlwind InviteThe Russellville Junior High School (RJHS) Lady Whirlwinds "red" team were bumped from the Whirlwind Invitational by the Mount Saint Mary Junior Lady Belles 23-25, 21-25 on Saturday inside Whirlwind Gymnasium. Russellville head coach Cindy Williams said she saw some of the best play from her squad she has seen all year during pool play. "Our servers didn't miss, setters were on on and the back row made perfect passes," she said. "I have nothin...

Pottsville tennis competes in tri-match against Farmington, Prairie GroveFARMINGTON — The Pottsville Apaches and Lady Apaches tennis team competed in a tri-match against Farmington and Prairie Grove on Thursday. “After the long holiday weekend and a rainout on Tuesday, my players were very hungry to get back on the court, and it showed,” Pottsville head coach Keri McAlister said. The Apaches and Lady Apaches tennis team won 8-13 matches. Pottsville will host Shiloh Christian on Monday. Results Boys Singles Kyle Hud...

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Junior Apaches best PRPOTTSVILLE — The Pottsville Junior Apaches defeated the Arkansas Baptist Junior Senators 30-6 on Thursday. Pottsville (2-0) head coach Greg Coffman wasn’t entirely satisfied with the win. “It was a sloppy game overall,” he said. “We constantly put ourselves in bad situations early with penalties. It was hard to get that groove going. We were forced to do some things outside of what we like to do, but our kids responded well when we were in tho...

RHS volleyball downed by BryantBRYANT — The Russellville Lady Cyclones volleyball team fell to the Bryant Lady Hornets 25-21, 15-25, 22-25, 25-27 on Thursday. Lady Cyclones (4-3, 1-2 7A/6A-Central Conference) head coach Cindy Jones said that despite playing well, Russellville simply couldn’t keep a run going. “They have a great outside hitter who just committed to (Arkansas) Tech, and she was tough to block,” Jones said. Madison McKinley had 17 kills during the match. Ashto...

Wonder Boys Rout Oklahoma Baptist 50-7Arkansas Tech University is 2-0 to start a football season for the first time since 2009. The Wonder Boys built a 43-point lead at halftime and cruised to a 50-7 Great American Conference win over the Oklahoma Baptist Bison at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field in Russellville on Saturday night. Arkansas Tech has outscored its first two opponents of the season 112-21. Tech quarterback Arsenio Favor completed 24-of-31 passes for 302 yards and two t...

Pirates destroy Cedarville 55-7CEDARVILLE — The Dover Pirates thundered past the Cedarville Pirates 55-7 on Friday. Dover (2-0) scored 21 in the first and second quarter, six in the third and seven in the fourth. Cedarville's lone touchdown came in the second quarter. Dover's Luke Price opened the scoring with 9:03 left in the first quarter to make it 7-0 after the PAT kick by Seth Cheak. Cheak hit Price for a 42-yard touchdown with 6:52 left in the first quarter and Isaac ...

Apaches fall to MorriltonMORRILTON — After a close first half, the Morrilton Devil Dogs, lead by their powerful rushing attack, pulled away from the Pottsville Apaches. Morrilton’s Harrison Pravett led the Dogs with 138 yards in the 27-12 win over the Apaches. “We had our chances in the first half, but we just kept stopping ourself. We had a misblock here, a fumbled snap, or a penalty that would kill our momentum.” Pottsville head coach Bryan Rust said after the game....

Danville falls to Mount IdaDANVILLE — The Danville Little Johns were defeated 56-32 by the Mount Ida Lions on Friday at Little Johns Field. Danville's (0-2) Jamey Holbrook ran for 173 yards on 24 carries and three touchdowns. Holbrook also returned a kickoff for 85 yards and a touchdown to give the Little Johns a 7-6 lead with 9:24 left in the first quarter, but it was not enough to outlast the Lions' offensive onslaught. Mount Ida had 517 yards of total offense on Frid...

Red Devils run clock on BigelowBIGELOW — The Atkins Red Devils came out strong and earned a 21-8 victory over the Bigelow Panthers. Atkins’ Jordan Vaughn started the game by taking the Panthers kick all the way down the field for a 75-yard touchdown on the first play of the game. Caleb Pestel made the PAT bringing the score to 7-0 in under 10 seconds. After a short, four-play possession, the Panthers’ punt was blocked and the ball was recovered by Atkins. The Red Devils onl...

Sand Lizards dominate Bearcats 38-7BOONEVILLE — The Bearcats had Friday night’s kickoff pushed back to 7:30 at the Field of Champions. But it only put off the inevitable another half hour. The Dardanelle Sand Lizards scored at will and on all but one offensive series in the first half as they went on to shut down Booneville, 38-7. Elyas Carter scored Dardanelle’s first two touchdowns, on runs of seven yards 51 minutes into the first quarter and again on an 18-yard scamper with ...